The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-11-24
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TW NORMAA WING.
rae Structure BeEag Complssea In
RiFSs-Csass style.
II the friends and patrons Of the NOR
NAL were jubilant when tina 81, 600 ap-
was made for the new adj
dition, what win be their feelings
when they see It completed and fur
nished to niceity and occupied?
Several months ago the work was be-
gun, and, considering the size Of the
structure and the many delays una
Yoidable, the building has neared COM
pletion very rapidly. The general out
line OF the building matches the old,
but in many respects it is very differ-
emit. Instead Of the square front cor
ners Of block stone the new part has
been built with turrets for corners, the
turrets ending at the top in steeple
points. Thestone in these turrets, and
all the other stone, was cut and fitted at
Strong City and shipped ready to lay.
The brackets and cornice are the same
as the old, as is the slate roofing. The
arches over the windows are undressed
stone, thus differing from the old.
Stone steps are being placed
in position at the west
to match those at the other doors. The
loose ground has been graded up
around the building, and when the blue
grass gets well set viii add materially
to the beauty Of the grounds.
Four Of the rooms of the basement Of
this new part are to be used for chem
ical, physical and natural history labor
atories, leaving one room for store
room.
On the first floor the room in the
northwest corner of the building will
be used as a museum; the one east Of
this for a recitation room. On the
south of the hall is a small apparatus
room, joining a much larger room
which is to be used as a lecture room
for physics and chemistry. Still farther
east is the regents room, and east Of
this is the presidents private room.
Both Of latter open out upon the bal
cony and are lighted by large windows,
and when completed will be finely fur
nished.
On the second floor there are two
recitation rooms on the north, and on
the south we find room in which the
numerous students and friends of the
Normal will pass many a pleasant and
profitable hour. The large room on this
floor corresponding to the lecture
room on the floor below is q
reading room. It is about thirty-five
feet square, and is splendidly lighted
by eight large windows, four on the
south and two on the east and two on
the west. On either side of their read
ing room is library, large and COM
modious, which will be furnished with
a choice collection Of books for the
students.
On the third and last floor are two
music rooms, two recitation rooms and
an apparatus room.
The old building has been changed
somewhat, but the work has not
interfered with the school work. The
halls in the old and new correspond as
to width and height.
The work from the beginning has
been under the direct management Of
the contractor Mr.. John Hammond,
and careful survey of every part Of
the building win convince any one that
the work has been faithfully and
accurately erected, and that there is
no botch work about it. The architect
Mr.. H. NJ Hadley of Topeka has
visited the building several times in
the course of its erection and is salts
fed with the work. Mr.. Dan Ham
mond has been acting as foreman and
giving close attention to the work from
the start.
The plastering is being done by
Frank Mccain, and he has full force
at work on the building at present, and
will keep them there until the work is
completed. AS soon as the first coat is
on heaters will be placed in different
parts of the building to keep the NOR
tar from freezing. The weather has
been very favorable and the mortar
dries as fast as it can be placed on.
The floors are of the best material,
and in fact everything is being done in
first-class style and when completed
and furnished, as it will be before the
first of January, it viii be a decided
credit to the institution and to the
state.
The board of regents have examined
the work several times during the pro-
gress and are satisfied that it is being
done right. They deserve great credit
for the manner in which they have at
tended to this work, as does also the
president of the institution, who has
done no little towards securing the
rapid advancement and accurate COM
pletiOn of the new wing.